Five Years That Shook the World

Gorbachev's Unfinished Revolution

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

This book presents a balanced analysis of perestroika with an eye to the ongoing political, social and cultural changes. It is based on papers prepared for a conference on "The First Five Years of Perestroika: What Have We Learned? What Has Gorbachev Learned?" held at Georgetown University.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-05-07
Mått:147 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt:680 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:280
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780367004040

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Historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Innehållsförteckning

Preface and Acknowledgments -- USSR Population By Republic -- Introduction -- Stepping off the Treadmill of Failed Reforms? -- The Soviet Economy on a Treadmill of Perestroika: Gorbachev's First Five Years -- Social Change in the USSR Under Gorbachev: Population, Health and Environmental Issues -- Perestroika as Process: Lessons from the First Five Years -- Imperial Endgame: Nationality Problems and the Soviet Future -- Glasnost: A Cultural Kaleidoscope -- Alternative Prose and Glasnost Literature -- Gorbachev and Europe: An Accelerated Learning Curve -- Perestroika and U.S.-Soviet Relations: The Five-Year Plan No One Devised -- Lessons for Western Theories of International Security and Foreign Relations -- The Soviet Union in 1990 -- Epilogue: The View in 1991 -- Chronology of Major Events: March 1985—January 1991 -- Changes in Leadership Bodies